This subject is dumb. If all these "low time" pilots are so unworthy of a airline job (prop or jet)...why dont we have more planes crashing all over the place???? How many flights are completed safely in a day? These low mins are not anything new. There are low time guys right now as we speak flying a leg from who knows where in who knows what kind of conditions, and I am willing to bet that they will arrive safely at their destination. Until you find me a 500/50 APPLICANT who is the reason for an accident in an airline....i dont think it matters how low the mins are. Given a couple months they are not a 500/50 pilot anymore anywhoo...so why does it matter?

What were the ages of the pilots involved in the most recent accidents/incidents?

Point being....there are alot more factors then age and experience.

I for one am NOT a 500/50 hour pilot and i do believe experience is the number one thing to HELP keep you alive...but until there grows a SAFETY problem with these "unexperienced" pilots...let it be. There are plenty of 30 year old pilots working for these no pay carriers. They are doing the thing they love....leave em alone....

As mentioned before....the company dictates the pay...not the pilots...you cant expect every flight instructor to stick around until 3000 hours....not going to happen..ever